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Beacon Academy
Pyrrha sighed as she walked down the halls of Beacon's dormitory. A towel was wrapped around her head since she had to borrow Team RWBY's shower. Their shower was currently undergoing repairs since Nora decided it would be a good idea to rework the pipes to spray syrup. Instead, the sugar-filled tree residue clogged up the shower and they were left asking Team RWBY if they could share.
She fiddled around in the pocket of her sweatpants for her scroll, pulling the paper-thin device out and placing it against the door. The door unlocked and she slowly opened it when she heard something that caught her ear.
"Come on! Jaune, do you really think you can pull off something that big?" Ren asked as he looked over his friend's shoulder. Jaune's laptop screen was filled with websites from various shops.
"Not to mention the fact that you're going to spend all the money Mom and Dad just sent you," Alice commented.
"Come on guys! Don't think of the cost! It's the thought that counts and if Jaune thinks that blowing his entire month's savings on something that's completely out of his league," Nora said.
"Come on, this isn't out of my league! And besides, she deserves the best," he said.
"He's swooning again. You know brother, there's a word for people like you. Simp," Alice said.
"Look, I'm not a simp! I'm just getting her something to give to when prom comes around and… I need to make this special. I need to show her how I actually feel," Jaune replied.
"Come on Jaune. We all know how you feel about her," Ren said.
Pyrrha's eyes narrowed a little. Even Ren, Nora, and Alice were in on this. She quickly opened the door, causing the four to jump in surprise. Jaune quickly closed all of his tabs and closed his laptop.
"H- Hey Pyr! Have a nice shower?" Jaune asked, nervously.
"Yeah, what are you guys doing?" she asked.
"Just seeing the new trailer for Redland right!" Alice said.
"Y- Yeah! It's a movie about…," Jaune trailed off.
"A movie about a pair of scientists that's trying to stop a dust comet from impacting Remnant and ending all life," Ren said.
"Isn't that Deep Space Impa- mmph!" Jaune slapped his hand over Nora's mouth.
"Okay? Well, I'm going to go get changed for class so can the guys… leave?" Pyrrha asked. She had been the last one to shower and thus was the last to get dressed. Jaune and Ren nodded and left the room. Pyrrha glanced at her other two teammates whose eyes were moving all across the room. Anywhere so they wouldn't have to lock eyes with Pyrrha.
Goodwitch's Classroom
The fight of the day was the entirety of Team CRDL vs Pyrrha. Just Pyrrha. Of course, to call it a fight would've been the same as calling a kitten a sabyr. In short, the fight was a joke. Pyrrha's anger towards Team CRDL was very much still there and as healthy as a grudge could be. She wasted no time in utterly humiliating them and beating them into the ground. But there was one thing that irked Jaune and it was the very fact that Cardin was still here.
"I can't believe that Cardin is still here," Jaune said.
"Cardin's family is very well known. They're a famous weapons manufacturing company here in Vale called-," Blake was cut off as Ruby interrupted her.
"Winchester Arms. In terms of capacity, you can think of them as Vale's version of the Schnee. Not only was Cardin's family heavily involved in the Great War, but they are also involved in arming hunters and providing them with ammunition and the tools needed to repair and maintain their weapons. Due to this, they have an immense amount of political clout that not even Professor Ozpin can ignore despite the fact that the Valean Government and Beacon have a non-interference agreement. Cardin and his family are the reason the entire student body still remains armed," Ruby said.
"Yeah, basically what Ruby said. Due to Cardin's family providing the students with the things needed to maintain their weapons and ammo, Ozpin has no choice but to be lenient with Cardin. Not to mention that Beacon is funded by the private sector of Vale of which the Winchester Weapons Company is part of," Weiss said.
"So basically, Cardin is an untouchable douche," Alice said.
"Not necessarily. This could be the very last time he could pull this off and from what I can tell, they're only stepping in to save face. If this were to happen one more time, Cardin would be disowned by his family and expelled from Beacon," Weiss said.
"Alright, alright settle down," Glynda said, drawing in their attention. "I know that was a tough act to follow but I believe… that we have time for one more match. So, do we have any volunteers?"
She pushed her glasses up as her emerald eyes scanned the crowd. After that fiasco, no one dared step into the ring while Pyrrha Nikos still occupied it for fear that Goodwitch would hit the start button.
"No one… hmm, Miss Belladonna," Glynda said, catching Blake whispering with Jaune, Alice, Ruby, and Weiss.
Blake perked up and glanced over at her professor. She gulped when she saw Glynda's gaze.
"You've been rather docile for the past few class sessions. I believe that we should see if your skills have gotten rusty. Why don't you-"
"I'll do it," a voice said.
Glynda glanced over to her right to see a silver-haired boy raising his hand. She adjusted her glasses to get a better view of the boy.
"If I remember correctly, your name is Mercury correct? You're one of the transfers. Very well, let's find you an opponent," Glynda said.
"Actually, I want to fight… her," Mercury said, pointing at Pyrrha.
The redhead took a step back in surprise. She pointed at herself, while looking at the silver-haired student.
"Me?"
"I'm afraid that won't be possible Mister Black. Miss Nikos has just finished her match so she will be off the board so to speak. I recommend you choose another partner," Glynda said.
"No, no!" Pyrrha protested. "It's fine really! I'll be happy to oblige."
"Pyrrha has no shortage of challengers does she?" Alice said.
"Hey, we know that guy," Ruby said.
"You do?"
"Yeah, he's friends with the girl sitting behind us," Ruby said. The group turned to see a girl with green hair and red eyes smiling at them.
"Hi, Emerald!" Ruby said.
"They're from Haven, right? Maybe he wanted to fight Pyrrha because they're both from Sanctum?" Nora suggested.
"Yeah, probably," Jaune muttered as he watched Mercury enter the ring.
Pyrrha eyed her opponent as he walked over and stood across from her. She raised her shield and dropped into a stance, Milo poised and ready to strike.
Mercury dropped into a kickboxing stance as he silently eyed Pyrrha. He darted towards her. He swung his leg, attempting to land a kick on her head.
Pyrrha raised Akuou, blocking Mercury's kick and knocked him off his feet using Milo. Mercury quickly caught himself with his hand, performing a spin and flipping back a few times to gain some distance from her.
Pyrrha smiled, feeling the adrenaline rush through her body. It had been so long since she had been able to feel this. She could tell this was going to be a match that she would enjoy. No fight in Goodwitch's class would ever come close to this. She rushed Mercury, swinging Milo.
The silver-haired boy deflected the blade with his boot, knocking it to the side. Pyrrha brought her shield up to block Mercury's follow up. Mercury bit his lip as he performed a series of kicks to try and force Pyrrha back but the champion parried each kick before performing a shield bash that sent him skidding back a few feet.
"Wow, he's doing really well all things considered," Ren said.
"She seems to be enjoying herself. I've never seen Pyrrha smile like that in Goodwitch's class before," Alice said.
"I've seen that smile whenever she tells me old stories of her fights back in Mistral. That's the smile of someone who's enjoying every sensation of the fight," Jaune said as he watched Pyrrha and Mercury continue their deadly dance.
"The sound of Milo clashing with Mercury's boots. The sensation of each blow reverberating through her entire arm as she parried a blow. The rush she feels whenever she dodges an attack by a hair's length. It's the rush that drew Pyrrha back in after… after the incident with her father," Jaune said.
"Well that and the money," Alice said. "I doubt Pyrrha would've gotten into Sanctum with just her mom alone. The royalties she received… she must have given to her mom."
Pyrrha's history was no longer something that was unknown amongst their team. At Jaune's urging, the girl had folded and told her friends a few days after their date. Much to her surprise and some expectation, her friends had accepted her with Nora releasing a stream of curses at her former… no, that man would never be Pyrrha's father.
The sound of Milo striking the floor of the arena brought them back to reality.
Pyrrha momentarily glanced at her beloved weapon. She turned her focus back to Mercury who smiled at her. He rushed forward, performing a roundhouse kick. Pyrrha moved back, subtly activating her Polarity to divert Mercury's leg by a few inches. The adjusted trajectory caused Mercury to falter and spin out of control, stumbling a few steps.
Seeing her chance, she rushed towards Milo, picking it up and slammed her shield into Mercury. At the last second, the Haven student managed to use her shield as a launch-pad and was shot back several feet before sliding to a halt.
"Hmmm. Something's… off," Jaune muttered. Mercury, while he was a phenomenal fighter, seemed to not be taking the fight seriously. He could see that Pyrrha could tell as well at this point. All of her strikes were meant to make him fight seriously but the man didn't seem to have his heart into it or rather…
He's restraining himself, he thought.
"You have that scary look on your face. The one you have before you board wipe us in Remnant The Game," Alice said.
"Huh? Oh… just thinking about the fight," Jaune said.
"Looks like he forfeited," Nora said. "BOO!"
"Nora no. That's quite rude," Jaune said.
"Alright, class! That is all for today. Please remember to enjoy yourselves at the dance this weekend and remember, starting on Monday, you will have your first official team missions assigned to you by the school. This will be counted as a part of your grade for all your classes. For my class, the mission is at least 25% of your grade so I advise showing up as this is a team effort to pass or fail," Glynda said.
Pyrrha walked back up the stairs to her team who congratulated her on her winning streak. She smiled and waved them off, saying that it was nothing. As she talked, she felt someone purposely slam into her, knocking her off her feet.
"Woah," Jaune said, catching her waist. She blushed before remembering what happened. As she went to go yell at the offender, the words died in her mouth when she saw them.
The girl glanced back at her, her silvery-gray eyes looking straight through her. She brushed her auburn hair out of the way and smirked, before turning around and walking out of the room.
"What a jerk. She didn't even apologize," Nora said.
"Pyrrha. Are you alright?" Jaune asked.
Pyrrha remained silent, staring at the door.
"Pyrrha!"
"Huh?" she turned to see Jaune's worried face.
"Who was that?" Jaune asked.
"My… stepsister," Pyrrha said.
"Stepsister?" Alice asked. "The timing is off. She should be far younger than you if she is your stepsister."
"No. After Dad divorced Mom and kicked us out, he revealed that he'd been cheating on her for several years and fathered… a lot of illegitimate children. She's one of them and last I heard, the Olympia Family is making the children of Chyrses Olympia fight for the position of the family head," Pyrrha said.
"So who was she?" Ren asked.
"Diana Olympia. She's about a few months younger than I am. I need time to cool off. I'll meet you guys back at the dorm," she answered. With that, Pyrrha left them standing in Goodwitch's empty classroom.
"So what do we do now?" Nora asked.
"Let's let her calm down like she asked. Let's head back to the dorm. I still need to look for the perfect gift to go along with my asking," Jaune said as they began to walk out.
"You know she'll say yes right? You don't need to pull off something so big," Nora said.
"Well…," Jaune began to scratch the back of his head.
"Jaune. Trust me. Sometimes, less is more. A simple bouquet of flowers will be enough when you pop the big question," Ren said.
"That sounds extremely wrong without context," Alice said as they turned down the hall.
The head of a training drone flew into the wall, sending spider web cracks racing across the concrete. Pyrrha panted as she stood in the middle of a sea of metal carcasses. She clenched her jaw. That look in her eyes. She was up to something. Wasn't it enough that she made her life a semi-hell back at Sanctum? Was it not enough to be reminded every day of your living situation? And now she had to deal with her and a secret from Jaune?
"I… fucking hate you!" Pyrrha roared. Her semblance ran amok, crushing all the drones around her. Electricity arced off her body momentarily. She looked down at her hands. Electricity? Last time she checked, her semblance dealt with magnetism, not electricity. She made a mental note to find out later.
"Hmph. You're so unsightly, even now," a voice from behind said.
Pyrrha whirled around to see her step-sister leaning against the doorframe. Diana Olympia was a rather tall girl. At least, she was compared to others. In terms of height, she was slightly taller than Yang. Her auburn hair cascaded down her shoulders to her mid-back. She wore a silver tiara on her head which complimented her black and silver outfit which consisted of a black vest with a grey sweater and black pants. She also wore black combat boots. At her side were two sheathed daggers and a bow rested comfortably on her back.
"And you're still the magnanimous person you were back at Sanctum," Pyrrha replied sarcastically.
"Hmm. Is that any way to treat your dear old sister?" Diana asked.
"We're not sisters and we never will be," Pyrrha said.
"Fine. Fine. By the way, do they know?" she asked.
"If you're referring to my horrible extended family, then yes, they know," she retorted.
Diana bristled at this before composing herself.
"I heard that your boyfriend is a member of the famed Arc family. I wonder how someone like you ever got a hold of someone like him. You better watch out or else you'll lose your grip on him," Diana said.
"Don't you touch him!" Pyrrha yelled. She pointed Milo at her sister.
Diana smiled and placed her hands up in mock surrender.
"Oh what makes you think I will? I didn't come here alone. Apollo, Ares, and Venus are here too. And Venus, well, she's been ogling every guy at Beacon since she got here and you know she doesn't distinguish between those who are taken and those who are single," Diana said.
"You're sick. You and your entire family," Pyrrha said.
"Just giving you a heads up! Ta ta!" Diana said, walking out the door.
Pyrrha stood there, her fists clenched and her green eyes staring at the retreating figure of her half-sister with nothing but utter hatred in her eyes. She growled and punched the wall of the training room, cracking the wall.
Pyrrha swung the door open to the team dorm, startling everyone inside. She walked over to Jaune and grabbed his arm, dragging him out the door. The others glanced at each other and ran after them.
"Pyrrha! Pyrrha! Where the hell are you taking Jaune!?" Alice asked.
"To spar," she replied bluntly.
"You're crazy if you think I'll let you spar with my brother while you're like that," Alice said, keeping pace with them.
Pyrrha ignored the Arc sister as she continued down the hall with Jaune. Alice glared at her teammate before activating her semblance. A wall of golden energy appeared in front of Pyrrha, halting her advance. The champion turned around, her green eyes gazing into Alice's blue ones.
"I'm going to ask this just once. Let us pass," Pyrrha said.
"No. Not in your state of mind. Forgive me but I'm just looking out for my brother's safety," Alice said.
"Pyrrha, you need to calm down. You can seriously injure Jaune if you spar with him now," Ren said.
"I said put the barrier down," she growled.
"Guys," Jaune said. "I'll be fine."
"But-!"
"Trust me. Alice, remove the barrier. Ren, Nora, make sure my sister doesn't follow us," he said.
"What!? What if you get hurt!?" she yelled.
"I swear I'll be fine. Trust me on this please," he said.
Alice bit her lip as she looked at her brother and then to Pyrrha, who still held the same bitter expression. It was far different from the expression she saw on the redhead's face during her brother's death. No, this one was far more poisonous rather than melancholic. However, she trusted Jaune. If he could calm her down, then she'll leave Pyrrha in his hands.
"Fine," Alice replied, allowing the golden wall to disperse.
Pyrrha gave her a nod of appreciation and left with Jaune.
"He's going to be okay right?" Alice asked.
"This is Jaune and Pyrrha we're talking about. They'll be fine," Ren said.
"You mean you hope they'll be fine," Nora said.
"Hey, Pyrrha! At least let me get my weapon!" Jaune said as she pushed him through the door. He recognized this place. The rooftop where he confessed to her about his transcripts and the place where the two sparred.
"Make some. Your semblance allows you to create constructs from your aura. Just make some," Pyrrha said as she dropped down into a stance.
Seeing that there was no getting through to her, Jaune used his semblance to cover his hands in violet energy. He got into a stance that was similar to a boxer's and waited for Pyrrha to move.
Barely able to perceive her movement, Jaune jumped back as Pyrrha swung Milo dangerously close to his chest. His eyes widened when her shield came rushing at his face. He brought his arms up in a crossguard as he was sent sliding back.
"What the hell?" Jaune muttered, looking at her. This wasn't normal. Even in their spars, Pyrrha never went at him with the intent that was this… malicious. It was like she wanted to break his nose with that blow. Even with his aura coating his arms, he could still feel the dull ache from blocking a blow from her.
"Don't just stand there! Fight back!" Pyrrha yelled as she rushed him again. She swung Milo at his neck, causing his eyes to go wide. Jaune's eyes shifted color as he ducked underneath the swing.
Several arms made of pure energy slammed into Pyrrha's gut, causing her to gasp in pain. She slid back several feet before falling to one knee. Jaune got up and looked at her, analyzing her body language.
From what he could tell, Pyrrha was obviously tired and her emotions were running wild. The fact that she came at him with rage would be an obvious factor to why she was tiring so easily. She was using too much energy to overpower him, forgetting that he was fairly familiar with her fighting style.
"Pyrrha, stop what's going on?" Jaune asked.
"What makes you think that something is going on?" she replied. "I don't have to tell you anything…"
"Pyrrha, is this about your family?"
"..."
"Pyrrha, you know that we're here for you right?"
"...," she dropped her weapons and fell to her knees. Tears streamed down her face as she looked down at the floor. Jaune walked over to her, sitting down and pulling her in.
"Shh, shh, it's going to be okay," he cooed, rubbing soothing circles on her back.
"No! It's not going to be okay! It's going to be like in Sanctum! They're going to slowly take everyone away from me! My friends! You… They're going to take you from me too just like they took all my friends," she said.
"What? No one's going to take anyone. What are you talking about?" Jaune asked.
Pyrrha wiped her eyes and looked out into the distance.
"My… siblings. Back at Sanctum, they figured out that I was Chyrses' daughter. His… legitimate daughter from his marriage with my mother while they were all born out of wedlock. My… father took them all in at the insistence of my grandparents and that man assumed the headship of the clan," she said.
"Yeah, you told us this. That bastard Chyrses made his kids fight for the title of heir," he said.
"Yes and because of that, they targeted me…," Pyrrha replied.
"Targeted you? But… you have no claim to that position anymore," Jaune said.
"I don't but… the others thought that… since I was his daughter, I would be able to walk back into the family and claim headship anytime I wanted. The Olympia Family's Laws are that the eldest child, no matter the gender, would be the sole heir and since I was Chyrses' eldest legitimate child, I was the sole heir to the Olympia Family before I was disowned," Pyrrha said.
"So, let me get this straight. Since you are technically his eldest, the others are worried that you'll come back in and ruin their little fight for the throne?" Jaune asked.
"Basically. And since I existed and they couldn't kill me because of my celebrity status, they made my life miserable. It started out small then the rumors started… then the people who I managed to befriend started to leave me so you can imagine how that contributed to how alone I felt," Pyrrha said. "The combination of being on a pedestal and then being able to find people that saw you as a human being stolen from you in front of your very eyes…"
"Wow, I didn't know," he said.
"It's okay. It's not your fault…," she said.
"But Pyr, you're going about this all wrong," he said.
"Huh?"
"You're doing the same thing I did when the whole school went after me after my transcripts were revealed."
"What do you mean?" Pyrrha asked, tilting her head.
"You're going at this alone when… you're not," Jaune said. "You have me, Alice, Nora, Ren and… I hate to say this since I'm not on good terms with them, but Team RWBY. They'll stand up for you."
"But what… what if they-!"
"Shh," Jaune placed his finger on her lip to silence her. "We're not going to leave you ever. I'm not going to leave you… not again."
Pyrrha smiled sadly at him.
"Please don't make promises you can't keep," she said.
"I swear it. I'll always try my hardest to come back to you so buckle up because you're stuck with me forever. You're stuck with all of us forever," he said.
"Jaune," Pyrrha placed her hand over her mouth as she began to cry out of happiness.
"You're not alone anymore," he said.
"Jaune…," she said, smiling happily. For the first time in her life, she felt that she had someone on her side. For the first time in her life, she felt that she could rely on other people other than her mother and Jaune. Ren. Nora. Alice. They were all people she could count to have her back. How could she have been so blind as to not see that?
"Hey Pyrrha, I know this isn't the right time for this but…," he said.
"Yes," she said.
"But, you don't even know what I was going to ask," Jaune said, looking down at her.
"I already know what you were going to ask," Pyrrha said, smiling beautifully at him. "And you know I'll say yes. I'll be your date to the dance."
"It'd be weird if you weren't," he said.
"That reminds me… what was up with you guys this morning? It sounded like you were all trying to buy something expensive for a girl," she said.
"Oh, you heard that. I was trying to get you a big present to ask you to the dance. You know how… kind of like how I did those massive gestures with Weiss," he said, scratching his cheek. "Looking back, I felt like that would've been less compared to this. A nice sunset, we just shared our feelings, and I ask you to the dance."
Pyrrha giggled at his words. She looked out as the sun setting over the horizon and smiled. She would protect this new life. She would fight to the last drop of her blood and aura just to keep this. There were people who cared for her now. People other than her mother and she would be damned if she would let her so-called siblings take this life from her like they did her life at Sanctum.
And I won't have to fight this alone. My team… they'll be with me every step of the way, she thought as she closed her eyes.
Cinder sat on the bed of the dorm that was provided to them by Beacon. Infiltrating the Academy had been far easier than she had anticipated. A few transcripts from Roman here and a couple of uniforms from Haven there and they were in. She was prepared for every security check only to be disappointed by the rather lax system. If she had to guess, this was most likely how that Arc boy had gotten into the school. Perhaps that old fool had finally gone senile after all these years. She sat on the bed, listening to Emerald rattle off the names of Beacon students while Mercury laid on the floor with a comic book in hand.
"And finally, we have Pyrrha Nikos," Emerald said, reading off the scroll.
Cinder adjusted her position on the bed, her yellow eyes lighting up after she heard the name.
"Ahh, yes, the Invincible Girl," Cinder said, placing her hand on her chin.
"Well, she's smart but… I wouldn't call her 'invincible' to be exact," Mercury said, placing the comic down.
"Hmmm? That's news. Please. Do tell," Cinder said, feeling a smile come onto her face.
"Her semblance. It's polarity but you could never tell just by looking at it," Emerald answered.
"After she made contact with my boots, she was able to move them around however she wanted but the thing is, she only adjusted it slightly but it was enough to throw me off-balance," Mercury added.
"By doing so, she looks like she's untouchable when in reality, she doesn't really show off her abilities thus putting her foes at a disadvantage," Emerald said.
"I see. So people think she's destined to win but in reality, she's taken destiny into her own hands. Add her," Cinder said.
"There's two more… that I feel we should add," Emerald said.
"Two?" Cinder asked.
"Well, so far our list is full up with all the most promising students including Yang Xiao Long, Ruby Rose, and Pyrrha Nikos but these two should be on here if not because of how… strange they are," Emerald said.
"Who exactly?" she asked.
"Jaune and Alice Arc," Emerald said.
"And what makes them worthy of being on our list?" Mercury asked.
"Their semblances. They call it Keter and Thaumiel after some old religious concepts from the Church of the Two Brothers," she said.
"And why do their semblances make them list-worthy?" Cinder asked.
"It's… well, it's hard to put into words exactly but from what I've heard from the students and what I observed during that fight between the male Arc twin and the Winchester Heir, it felt almost like…," Emerald said.
"Almost like what?" Cinder asked.
"It looked and felt almost like your power," she said.
"What?" her eyes widened.
"I said almost but I'm not so sure," Emerald replied.
"Add them to the list," Cinder said. She got off the bed and bit her finger.
"So what now? You know you can defeat these idiots easily," Mercury said.
"It's not about overpowering your foes. It's about taking away what power they have… and we'll get to that soon," she said.
"I hate waiting," Mercury said, placing his hand behind his head.
"Don't fret Mercury. We have… a weekend filled with fun activities," Cinder said. However, deep down, a different train of thought ran through Cinder's head.
Powers like mine? That's absurd. The only beings in this world with that kind of power are… the Maidens, she thought. Is it possible that… no but it would be best to keep an eye on them for now. Jaune and Alice Arc huh?
Jaune stood behind the bar counter, cleaning some glasses while Pyrrha chopped some onions to place into the pan. The Fleur De Lis became rather busy after he and Pyrrha inherited everything from his parents. It had been two years since they graduated from Beacon. Nora and Ren had gone back to their old village while Alice went to travel the world. He and Pyrrha… well, they traveled for a while. A year to be exact to the most remote locations in Remnant before deciding to settle down in Domremy. He still couldn't believe that she had said yes. The two had gotten married not even three months ago and Pyrrha was currently two months pregnant.
"I'll have one ice on the rocks please," a voice said.
"Coming right… up," Jaune dropped the glass when he saw who it was sitting at the counter.
"Sabyr got your tongue?" she asked.
"Isla… no, Lady Israfil," he said. He looked around and noticed that no one could even see or hear her. The Goddess of Life smiled as she waved her hand and the entire world froze and became gray.
"I'm… dreaming aren't I?" Jaune asked.
"Yes. And I have to say, it's quite a nice dream," she said.
"Why are you here?" Jaune asked.
"Because I have something to tell you," Israfil said.
"What is it?" he asked.
"The fox has entered the hen house."
So, that was a pretty heavy chapter! We're one chapter away from the dance chapter and I promise to... try and do the JNPR dance to the best of my ability. That was one of my favorite scenes in the entire series... perhaps my only favorite scene in the entire series because of how beautiful it was. I just wish Team RWBY did one... but they're protagonists... or are they? Who even is the protagonist anymore in RWBY? Anyway, Pyrrha's family. Her stepsiblings are here and they're the biggest assholes on the planet. And before anyone asks, yes, Pyrrha's siblings are named after Olympian Gods since I gave Pyrrha the Athena motif in the last chapter. Their associated colors are:
Silver for Diana.
Gold for Apollo.
Red for Ares.
Pink for Venus.
And now, Jaune and Alice are added to Cinder's little list of who to ruin during the Vytal Festival. Is their Semblance really the same as Maiden power or is there something else going on here? All these questions and more might be answered in the next chapter... probably, this last one might take a while to answer properly so remember to have a great day or not the choice is yours! And... please remember to leave a review. This is how stories survive on this website.
Edit: Why did I say Shade?